The water began to steam faintly.
But only at one end! That end was steam; the other was—was—
It was ice. A thin skin formed rapidly, grew thicker; the other open end of the U-tube began to bubble violently. Ice at one end, steam at the other.
Silly?
But I was seeing it!
I must say, however, that at the time I didn't really know that that was all I saw.
he reason for this is that Pudge Detweiler came groaning down the steps to the laboratory just then.
"Ah, Greek," he wheezed. "Ah, Virgie. I wanted to talk to you before I left." He came into the room and, panting, eased himself into a chair, a tired hippopotamus with a hangover.